Full Result 12.27 Wetherby | 26 December 2023

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(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m3f85yds) 2m3½f Soft 16 fences

1st £3,630.04 2nd £1,776.88 3rd £987.13

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Tom Cody (IRE) 13/8F Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	7	120 tp	99	99	115	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Smiths Lady (IRE) (Anshan)
Held up in last, headway 9th, went second after 10th, led just after 4 out, went clear after 3 out, pushed out, comfortably (op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

2 10	5. Aristobulus 3/1 Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	4	116 t¹	99	80	92	–
b g Adaay (IRE) - Salome (FR) (Fuisse)
Led narrowly, jumped right 4th, jumped right 5th, led clearly after 5th, hit 4 out, soon headed, mistake 3 out, soon no chance with winner (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

3 7 [17]	3. Great Ballinboris (FR) 5/1 Sean Quinlan Micky Hammond	Sean Quinlan Micky Hammond	7	119	94	75	86	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Rotswana (FR) (Roman Saddle)
In touch with leaders, raced in third from 11th, weakened after 4 out (op 11/2)

PU	6. Sehayli (IRE) 22/1 Kevin Brogan L J Morgan	Kevin Brogan L J Morgan	10	110 p	85	–	–	–
b g Iffraaj - Quaich (Danehill)
In touch with leaders, mistake 6th, dropped to last 9th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)

PU	2. Kalpaga (FR) 9/2 Connor Brace Tim Vaughan	Connor Brace Tim Vaughan	6	1112	97	–	–	–
b m Kamsin (GER) - Via Carolina (FR) (Xaar)
Pressed leader, raced in second and prominent after 5th, lost second after 10th, soon reminders and struggling, tailed off after 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said mare was never travelling) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

PU	4. Ffree Pedro (IRE) 10/1 Theo Gillard Donald McCain	Theo Gillard Donald McCain	7	119 p¹	94	–	–	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Ain't Misbehavin (IRE) (Trempolino)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, mistake 10th, reminders and struggling after 11th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding made a couple of bad jumping mistakes down back straight and stopped quickly) (op 7/1)

6 ran Off time: 12:28:20 Winning time: 5m 28.10s (slow by 42.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Ian Charles Wilson (Tom Cody) 1st breeder: L Doyle
2nd owner: Jim Gill (Aristobulus)
3rd owner: John Burnett (Great Ballinboris)
Tote win: £2.63 PL: £1.40 £1.70 Ex: £6.80 CSF: £7.10 Trifecta: £23.80

12:27 Wetherby 26 Dec 2023

William Hill Play Responsibly Novices' Handicap Chase